sex, lies and lifetime!

what could be better than bad tv?  last night i had the pleasure of watching the world premiere of nora roberts' northern lights on lifetime.  now before you judge, let me explain my reasonings.  a. limetime movies while they are taboo and stimga-ed for being a housewives guilty pleasure, they are indeed awesome, you know you wanna watch.  b.  the newly speculated affair between lifetime co-stars leann rimes and eddie cibrian must be seen in the flesh  c. eddie cibrian is hot (see pictures

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i must say this made-for-tv movie went beyond all my expectations.  seriously.  there was murder, seduction and lies oh my!  i'm sure it will be on about 12 more times this week, if you have the chance to catch it, do so.  and leann rimes did a decent job acting, the only thing missing was a cheesy singing montage performance...bummer.  

i can't wait to hear if she really cheated on her husband with the steamy co-star, eddie...i've liked him ever since sunset beach.  (soap opera airing after days of our lives on nbc, cancelled after a season or two...) 

i am obsessed with wordle.net

vida la vida, coldplay

the road less traveled, frost

something about jon or don...

my latest hollywood crush/interest is mr. jon hamm.  (see pictures above).  he is most well known as don draper on madmen, which by the way is one of the best shows on television.  and as i am poor and do not have cable except the 6 stations that i can bootleg from my neighbors, i have been netflix-ing madmen, add to your queue, stat.  ok so i digress.  i'm not sure what it is, as mr. hamm or i prefer to refer to him as don.  don is probably 15-30 years older than i am...ok not 30, but he is older.  but has some sort of old hollywood dreaminess about him.  his quirky character on 30rock is far from the suave, debonair ways of his madmen alter ego, donald draper.  however i still LOVE him.  i hope he is one of my nyc celebrities that i will soon run into and shameless approach and ask for a picture...note photo below with cast of 'true beauty'....i still loathe myself for taking this picture.

life in the kiddie pool...

this morning/afternoon i went downstairs to get the mail, and ran into a suspicious puddle on the floor. upon further investigation it would appear that it is definately some sort of urine. after speculation i determined it is most certainly of the human nature...as growing up with pets all my life i am familiar with animal urine. dogs prefer to lift a leg and pee on something, i.e. fire hydrant, tree trunk or moving boxes...cats don't like to pee unless then can carefully bury it after. therefore, a to hence, this said puddle is of human descent. i did not sign up to live in the shallow end of a kiddie pool. this is not the first incident with feces or excrement that we have had at the new york apartment. what? what's that you say? why indeed, the first offense was last week. some careless tenant upstairs trailed cat litter and it's solid contents all down the stairs and hallway. this person was thoughtless and inconsiderate as they must have noticed upon returning from the alley (where the empty trash bag rests) that the entire contents of the bag was now littering our stairway and halls...not to mention a very pungent odor that was wafting through the building. i guess things are more lax in the N Y C.

EXHIBIT A : pool of urine


EXHIBIT B: cat poop

wordle.net

bit off more than i can chew???

i am still living my NY Adventure...however it has proven to be a difficult journey. i came here without a job, and knew it was going to be hard to find one. i did not expect it to be quite THIS hard, that's what she said. finding a job is a full-time job in and of itself. i've been very committed and driven each day, each week, this whole time to search and apply and follow-up with employers. i realize in this economy that it is very difficult for job-seekers and this makes me all the more determined.



it's been about 6 weeks since I got here, and i've been to many temp agencies and one real interview. Unfortunately I was over-qualified for the job I interviewed for...i guess that's encouraging! so the search continues. i am trying to remain positive and know that this challenging time is simply that - a challenge. i have faith that God will provide and take care of me here in new york. it is just a matter of time until that great job comes along.

i never really thought i could get sick of "being lazy" or not having to work all day. however, there's only so much you can online, watch on TV or listen to on your iPod. 24 hours is a considerable amount of time, and i would like to be productive for the majority of it. i have learned a few things during my unemployment days...

1. i HATE raymond...as in "everyone loves raymond" it is on about 7 episodes a day on TBS (one of the only channels i get on my tv)



2. the internet has made for an unfortunate and difficult platform for job applicants. there is no way to follow-up or contact the hiring person or HR...they hide behind "brass ring" websites and one-way e-mails. grrrr

3. job fair lines are insane, and remind me of that picture of the unemployed during the great depression


this is the line i stood in for over an hour and a half to get into the job fair, which turned out to be lame. oh well, live and learn.

well i felt i needed to put down in words how frusterating this whole process is. i promise the rest of my blogs will not be this dull and whiny. unless i still don't have a job the next time i write. TBD.

apartment tour

here are some pics of my lil new york apartment! i live with a roommate, theresa. we met via craigslist. me, theresa and avi (my kitten) share a two bedroom, one bath, walk-up in carroll gardens brooklyn. we live above p.j. hanley's pub and south brooklyn pizza.


outside the apt


kitchen


living room



my room